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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ferdinand Schörner

1892 - 1973

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Ferdinand Schörner (12 June 1892 – 2 July 1973) was a German military commander who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded several army groups and was the last Commander-in-chief of the German Army. Schörner was a dedicated Nazi and became well known for his ruthlessness. By the end of World War II, he was Hitler's favourite commander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Schörner has received more than 1,123,655 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ferdinand Schörner is the 152nd most popular military personnel (down from 131st in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Germany (down from 336th in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ferdinand Schörner was a German general who was most famous for being the commander of the 7th Army.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 152 out of 1,468. Before him are Jean Lannes, Saigō Takamori, Franz Halder, Friedrich Olbricht, Dragut, and Paul Hausser. After him are Yūsuf Balasaguni, Georg von Küchler, Chūichi Nagumo, Helmuth Weidling, Mardonius, and Semyon Budyonny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 22. Before him are Sepp Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Amanullah Khan, Arthur Compton, J. Paul Getty, and Gregor Strasser. After him are Arthur Honegger, Engelbert Dollfuss, Erwin Panofsky, Edward Victor Appleton, George Paget Thomson, and Mátyás Rákosi. Among people deceased in 1973, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 25. Before him are Paavo Nurmi, Max Horkheimer, Anna Magnani, Henri Charrière, Pablo Casals, and Gabriel Marcel. After him are Semyon Budyonny, Víctor Jara, J. Hans D. Jensen, Ragnar Frisch, Jacques Maritain, and Selman Waksman.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 366 out of 6,142. Before him are Gregor Strasser (1892), Rudolf Carnap (1891), Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791), Paul Hausser (1880), Bruno of Cologne (1030), and Theodor Heuss (1884). After him are Chlodio (393), Peter Behrens (1868), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Max Bruch (1838), Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), and Carl von Ossietzky (1889).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ferdinand Schörner ranks 35. Before him are Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Hermann Fegelein (1906), August von Mackensen (1849), Franz Halder (1884), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), and Paul Hausser (1880). After him are Georg von Küchler (1881), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Ernst Busch (1885), Joachim Peiper (1915), and Dietrich von Choltitz (1894).

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